The family of Amanda Knox insist that the Italian legal system is flawed, but is the Italian system flawed - or does the American justice system still view women as belonging to the 'weaker sex' and in need of special protection?

If the US government runs to the aid of Amanda Knox and tries to reverse the outcome of a perfectly good trial, they are indeed making such a sexist statement.

Therefore, barring grave procedural error, the US government needs to stay out of the affair and let justice be served in memory of the murder victim, Meredith Kercher.